The Osceola times., 1887-09-24

TEE great Constitutional centennial
opened st Philadelphia on the 10Th,
The next session Of the Supreme Legion,
A. q. q. W., will he held In Kansas City
No., on the third Tuesday OF August, lsss
IspErxSpEScR Day was celebrated In
the City Of Mexico on the 10th with ex'
trsordinary enthusiasm. The city was
finely decorated and the illuminations at
night were magnificent. At eleven o'clock
p. N. President Diaz made bis appearances
In front Of the National palace and re-
psatsd to the great crowd the historic
Declaration Of Independence.
the Constitutional centennial celebra-
tion at Philadelphia closed with approp'.-
ate exercises In Independence Square on
the 18th.
THOMAS H. YOUNG and wife, colored,
have sued the proprietor OF the Ebbitt
House, Washington, for $500, charging
discrimination on account OF color.
In the League baseball championship
race, at the close OF the week ending the
18th, the Chicagos, while still holding Sec
ond place 10 Detroit, bad fallen further
behind during the week. the percentage
showing 65l for Detroit to $50 for Chicago.
In the Association the st. Louis Browns
showed a percentage OF T4l against 800 for
TUE two hundred and lfttseventh nm.
nivsrsary Of the settlement OF Boston and
the centennial anniversary of the close Of
the revolutionary war was observed at
that city on tho 18th by raising flags on
all the public buildings, ringing of bells,
etc.
PRINCE GgoRoE, second son Of the King
Of Greece, is to serve three years in tho
British navy.
The American party National conven.
tion at Philadelphia concluded its labors
on the 18th by the adoption OF platform
In which il appeals for restriction Of I'M
migration and turalization, less taxa
ton and more public Improvement.
TsxAs fever has broken out to suoh an
extent oil over Pennsylvania that the
State authorities have taken the matter in
charge and are working hard to prevent
the further spread.
THE exhibition of the American Insti-
tute in New York, which opens on the
2eth, promises to be most interesting
event. The wonderful advancement in
the manipulation OF electricity will be the
feature Of the show.
AT tho Minnesota State Fair at Min.
neapolis, ON the 18th, sham battle was
fought, participated in by about three
thousand men, comprising militia, q. A.
r. men and two batteries of artillery.
Fully 5000 persons witnessed the battle.
THREE HUNDRED persons sat down to the
centennial banquet of tho HiberniGn SO.
ciety at Philadelphia, ON the l7th. Pres
ident Cleveland was among the guests and
mado speech.
A BRILLIANT meteor of large size foil
about two miles out OF Barton on the night
Of the 18th, and as no explosion was heard
1t was thought to DO intact, and largo
party left Boston to search for IL.
The interest in the coming race between
the Scotch yacht Thistle and General
Payne's Volunteer is becoming quite in.
tense In the East, among yachtsmen and
others. Immense sums Of money are
already staked on tho result, the Volun.
teer being generally the favorite, notwith.
standing her owner and commander OK.
press themselves as not sanguine of sue.
cess. They say the Thistle has not been
let out yet.
THE Capitol building at Washington Is
being thoroughly overhauled and reno
vated.
THE cholera outbreak in Italy continues
to increase in seriousness. The alarm Is
made greater by the fact that the disease
Is Of more violent type than that Of re-
cent years.
The managers Of the Midland railway
in England, are likely to suffer for their
suspension Of the block signal system on
the day Of the Doncaster races, which led
to the terrible accident involving the loss
of over q score of lives.
AT q meeting Of the Socialistic, or Pro.
gressive Labor party in New York on the
18th, IL was decided to send out speakers
to present to the people OF the State tho
doctrines Of that party during the cam.
paign which is approaching.
NEWS received from Oregon indicates
that the salmon pack will probably not
fall Us far short as Mt first anticipated.
The close Of the season for salmon on the
Columbia river ends on September 30, but
it Is stated that several canneries ON the
river are making preparations to put up
salmon next month.
The u. A. X. excursion party from San
Francisco departed for st. Louis ON tho
18th and expect 10 be Joined ut tho
Needles by u delegation from Southern
California. They travel in special train,
consisting Of eight Pullman coaches, two
Santa Fe tourist Shoppers, one baggage
and one fruit car. There are 400 members
booked for the trip and l25 ladies belong.
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